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A young family takes stock of their priorities and seeks out a community that will guide and nuture them. The commentator explores what religion means and doesn't mean to him, and why his desire to join a church is so strong.
"Finding a Spiritual Home" is part of the commentary series 10 in Their 20s. The fresh voices in the series could have been recorded almost anywhere and provide an insightful look into the thoughts of the nation's newest adults.
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A young family takes stock of their priorities and seeks out a community that will guide and nuture them. The commentator explores what religion means and doesn't mean to him, and why his desire to join a church is so strong. "Finding a Spiritual Home" is part of the commentary series 10 in Their 20s. The fresh voices in the series could have been recorded almost anywhere and provide an insightful look into the thoughts of the nation's newest adults.
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Review of Finding a Spiritual HomeThe presenter spoke with great clarity about why he and his wife are seeking a church community. His thoughts on the matter are both interesting and well thought out. |
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Review of Finding a Spiritual HomeThe monotone reading of the essay kinda drowns out the real emphasis here. Finding faith in this modern day isn't as easy as going to a bunch of holy places and picking one. It's a much more personal feeling as to the community that feels right and I think that point gets lost in this piece. It is well done but wanders a little. |
Transcript
(Host) Commentator Greg Berhardt wants to find a spiritual place where he and his family can love friends, family and even strangers.
(Greg Bernhardt) During the last couple of months, my wife and I have been trying to decide on which local church to attend. Somewhere I've read that the painter Van Gogh attended as many services as possible every Sunday of any denomination, which one didn't matter. Of course, his original ambition in life was to be a minister.
I don't know if many 26-year olds think about this, since my brother and his wife just chose a church in Philadelphia to attend, and he's already 33. Some of our atheist friends ask, "Why do we need to find a church?" And I even ask myself why I seem to need this in the life of myself, my wife and my child.
The answers I come up with are personal and perhaps differ for every individual, because it seems to me that choo...
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John Hingsbergen
Posted on November 19, 2006 at 05:31 AM | Permalink
Review of Finding a Spiritual Home
A good commentary for use in magazine shows, especially during the holidays.
Nicely written and delivered. A thoughtful piece from a "younger" writer.